United Nations Forces in the Korean War

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After the outbreak of Korean War on 25 June 1950, 16 countries (deploying / arrival order): United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Netherlands, Canada, France, New Zealand, Philippines, Turkey, Thailand, South Africa, Greece, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ethiopia and Colombia provided combat troops for South Korea and they organized the United Nations Forces.

Instruction

Source of statistics in this article is the official book about Korean War statistics published by South Korean Ministry of National Defense Institute for Military History in June 2014.

Statistics in this article may differ from the statistics of each countries.

United States

  • Units:
    • U.S. Army:
    • U.S. Navy:
    • U.S. Air Force:
    • U.S. Marine Corps: 1st Marine Division and so on.
  • Deployment: 27 June 1950 (Air Force, Navy), 1 July 1950 (Army)
  • First Battle: 5 July 1950
  • Withdrawal: October 1954 (main force)
  • Participants: Total about 1,789,000
  • Casualties
    • As of 2023, MIAs and Unaccounted Remains: 7,428
    • As of 2022, according to the list of Wall of Remembrance in the Korean War Veterans Memorial, killed soldiers were 36,634. But this figure fluctuates depending on the ongoing correction of list.
    • As of 2021, United States Department of Veterans Affairs
      • Killed: 36,574 (Battle Deaths: 33,739, Other Deaths: 2,835)
      • Wounded: 103,284
    • As of 2014
Deaths and Woundings Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Total
Total Killed (a+b+c+d+e) 27,728 1,198 492 4,268 36,516
Killed in action (a) 19,754 198 364 3,321 23,637
Killed in Wounding (b) 1,904 16 28 536 2,484
Killed in Missing (c) 3,317 960 97 385 4,759
Killed in POW Camps (d) 2,753 24 3 26 2,806
Other Deaths (e)
(Non-battle Deaths) 		... ... ... ... 2,830
Wounded ... ... ... ... 92,134
103,284
POWs and MIAs Army Air Force Navy Marine Corps Total
Total POWs and MIAs (a+b+c+d) 8,123
Total captured POWs (a+b+c) 5,356 926 286 677 7,245
Killed in POW Camps (a) 2,753 24 3 26 2,806
Living POWs (Returned) (b) 4,418
Living POWs (Defectors) (c) 21
Unaccounted (d) ... ... ... ... 931
  1. Counted as the 1 person – wounded soldiers with over 2 woundings
  2. Counted as the each person – wounded soldiers with over 2 woundings

Mexicans and Puerto Ricans

Many Mexicans and Puerto Ricans served in the United States Army during the Korean War.

United Kingdom

  • Units:
    • British Army: 1st Commonwealth Division, 27th Infantry Brigade, 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade, 29th Infantry Brigade and so on.
    • Royal Navy: 1st Aircraft Carrier Squadron
    • Royal Marines: 41 Independent Commando
  • Deployment: 1 July 1950 (Navy), 28 August 1950 (Army)
  • First Battle: 4 September 1950
  • Withdrawal: March 1955 (Navy), 1954–1957 (Army)
  • Participants: Total about 56,000
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
1,078 2,674 179 978 4,909

Australia

  • Units:
    • Australian Army: Royal Australian Regiment and so on.
    • Australian Navy: Aircraft carrier (1), Destroyer (2), Frigate (1)
    • Australian Air Force: No. 91 (Composite) Wing RAAF
  • Deployment: 1 July 1950 (Air Force, Navy), 27 September 1950 (Army)
  • First Battle: 5 October 1950
  • Withdrawal: November 1953 (Air Force),1955 (Navy), 24 March 1956 (Army)
  • Participants: Total 17,164
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
340 1,216 N/A 28 1,584

Netherlands

  • Units:
    • Royal Netherlands Army: Regiment van Heutsz
    • Royal Netherlands Navy: Destroyer (1)
  • Deployment: 19 July 1950 (Navy), 23 November 1950 (Army)
  • First Battle: 11 December 1950
  • Withdrawal: 9 October, 9 November, 6 December 1954 (Army), 24 January 1955 (Navy)
  • Participants: Total 5,322
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
120 645 N/A 3 768

Canada

  • Units:
    • Canadian Army: Royal Canadian Regiment and so on.
    • Royal Canadian Navy: Destroyer (3)
    • Royal Canadian Air Force: 426 Transport Training Squadron
  • Deployment: 28 July 1950 (Air Force), 30 July 1950 (Navy), 18 December 1950 (Army)
  • First Battle: 15 February 1951
  • Withdrawal: July 1953 (Air Force), September 1955 (Navy), June 1957 (Army)
  • Participants: Total 26,791
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
516 1,212 1 32 1,761

France

  • Units:
    • French Army: French Battalion
    • French Navy: French aviso La Grandière
  • Deployment: 29 July 1950 (Navy), 29 November 1950 (Army)
  • First Battle: 13 December 1950
  • Withdrawal: December 1950 (Navy), 22 October 1953 (Army)
  • Participants: Total 3,421
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
262 1,008 7 12 1,289

New Zealand

  • Units:
    • New Zealand Army: Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery
    • Royal New Zealand Navy: Frigate (6)
  • Deployment: 30 July 1950 (Navy), 31 December 1950 (Army)
  • First Battle: 28 January 1951
  • Withdrawal: 2 March 1954 (Navy), 8 November 1954 (Army)
  • Participants: Total 3,794
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
23 79 1 N/A 103

Philippines

Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
113 313 16 41 483

Turkey

  • Units:
    • Turkish Army: Turkish Brigade
  • Deployment: 17 October 1950
  • First Battle: 12 November 1950
  • Withdrawal: Summer 1954 (main force), 27 June 1971
  • Participants: Total 21,212
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
721 2,111 168 244 3,244

Thailand

  • Units:
    • Royal Thai Army: 21st Infantry Regiment, Queen Sirikit's Guard
    • Royal Thai Navy: Frigate (7), Troopship (1)
    • Royal Thai Air Force: Transport Aircraft Squadron
  • Deployment: 7 November 1950 (Army, Navy), 18 June 1951 (Air Force)
  • First Battle: 22 November 1950
  • Withdrawal: 1954 (Army) – main force, January 1955 (Navy), 6 November 1964 (Air Force), 23 June 1972 (Army)
  • Participants: Total 6,326
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
129 1,139 5 N/A 1,273

South Africa

  • Units:
    • South African Air Force: 2 Squadron SAAF
  • Deployment: 12 November 1950
  • First Battle: 19 November 1950
  • Withdrawal: 29 October 1953
  • Participants: Total 826
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
36 N/A N/A 8 44

Greece

  • Units:
    • Hellenic Army: Greek Expeditionary Force
    • Hellenic Air Force: 13th Flight – CTransport Aircraft C-47 (7)
  • Deployment: 1 December 1950 (Air Force), 9 December 1950 (Army)
  • First Battle: 5 January 1951
  • Withdrawal: April 1955 (Air Force), 22 January 1956 (Army) – main force, December 1955 (Army)
  • Participants: Total 4,992
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
192 543 N/A 3 738

Belgium

  • Units:
    • Belgian Army: Belgium-Luxembourg Battalion
  • Deployment: 31 January 1951
  • First Battle: 6 March 1951
  • Withdrawal: 15 June 1955
  • Participants: Total 3,498
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
99 336 4 1 440

Luxembourg

  • Units:
    • Luxembourg Army: Belgium-Luxembourg Battalion
  • Deployment: 31 January 1951
  • First Battle: 13 March 1951
  • Withdrawal: 7 January 1953
  • Participants: Total 100
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
2 13 N/A N/A 15

Ethiopia

  • Units:
    • Ethiopian Ground Forces: Kagnew Battalion
  • Deployment: 6 May 1951
  • First Battle: 11 July 1951
  • Withdrawal: 3 March 1965
  • Participants: Total 3,518
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
122 536 N/A N/A 658

Colombia

  • Units:
    • Colombian Army: Colombian Battalion
    • Colombian Navy: Frigate (3)
  • Deployment: 8 May 1951 (Navy), 15 June 1951 (Army)
  • First Battle: 1 August 1951
  • Withdrawal: 29 October 1954 (Army), 11 October 1955 (Navy)
  • Participants: Total 5,100
  • Casualties
Killed Wounded MIA POW Total
213 448 N/A 28 689

Memorial Day

  • 11 November: UN Veterans International Memorial Day (Turn Toward Busan) / 유엔참전용사 국제추모의 날

See also

  • Medical support in the Korean War
  • United Nations Command
  • United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan, where 2,300 casualties from various nations are buried
  • United Nations and North Korea
  • United Nations and South Korea

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